* Coretta Scott King Award (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Fiction) (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Cena National Education Association Award (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Cena za detskú knihu Jane Addamsovej (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Cena Lewisa Carrolla Shelf (1978) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* ALA Notable Books for Children (1977) pre Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1977) za Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
* Newbery Honor Book (1988) pre The Friendship
* Coretta Scott King Award Honor (1989) za The Friendship
* Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Fiction) Honor (1988) za The Friendship
* Národná knižná cena za literatúru mladých ľudí (finalista) (1988) za film Priateľstvo
* ALA Pozoruhodné knihy pre deti (1988) pre Priateľstvo
* ALA Best Books for Young Adults (1988) pre The Friendship